Yesterday marked 30 days to the massive Godly Revolution worship music festival on Youth Day – and it also marked Day 1 of a prayer countdown in the buildup to this year’s Godly Revolution event at the Lewende Woord main campus in Brummeria, Pretoria. You can join this exciting prayer […]
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Gunmen abduct 40 Christians from church service in northern Nigeria
By Karen Faulkner — Originally published in Worthy News Islamic gunmen in Nigeria’s Kaduna state abducted 40 Christians during a Baptist church worship service on Sunday, Reuters reports. Reverend Joseph John Hayan, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna state, said in a statement that the abductions […]
CRAMMED WITH HEAVEN: Happiness and the lady from Uganda
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Children delight in the simplest things. When they were little, my children would become ecstatic with the suggestion of a beach outing and could tip-over into near delirium if this was accompanied […]
Young people’s spiritual hunger presents urgent challenge to Church
“My generation wants to see something different from what we know. There is so much hunger to connect with a higher power, but they don’t know how to do it in the right way, the Jesus way.” Bukho Miti Bukho Miti’s first-ever encounter with the Holy Spirit happened at a […]
Anglican Church in Southern Africa resolves to craft special prayers for same-sex couples
The Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa have resolved to craft special prayers for couples in same-sex relationships, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town announced on Monday. However, the bishops were unable to reach consensus on blessing same-sex unions during church services and ruled out church […]
Movie Review: ‘Jesus Revolution’ — Emotionally powerful film highlights how God uses broken people to bring revival
By Leah MarieAnn Klett — Originally published in The Christian Post The Jesus Movement was one of the most pivotal events of the 20th century, leaving an undeniable imprint on culture, music and most notably, the Church and evangelism. But it hasn’t been at the forefront of film and movies […]
CRAMMED WITH HEAVEN: Made for joy
A new monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Jesus was a happy man. But the Bible also tells us he was well acquainted with grief and sorrow. In my journey in ministry, I have often found that people are […]
Safi takes legal action to determine who influenced Saru to disinvite team from Israel
Death threats from BDS movement may be factor in SARU’s decision, says Safi spokesperson South African Friends of Israel (Safi) submitted an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) this morning, to reveal which stakeholders were consulted by the South African Rugby Union (Saru) in […]
March for Life, prayer vigil on February 1 to mark 26 years of abortion on demand in SA
More than two million babies have been killed in South Africa by abortion since abortion on demand was legalised on February 1 1997. To mark this 26th anniversary a number of Christians and congregations in SA will observe Sunday January 29 as Sanctitty Life Sunday — a day of prayer […]
Human rights groups warn of genocide risk in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), call for international action
Originally published in Asbarez.com A group of human rights organisations has issued a collective genocide Warning for the population of Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh), a small, landlocked region between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “All 14 risk factors for atrocity crimes identified by the UN Secretary-General’s Office on Genocide Prevention are now present,” […]